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ing process, properly speaking, and so does not require 

 further consideration in this short paper. 



Flue-curing 



For this method of curing the barn must be provided 



with a system of large pipes or flues, through which the 



heated air is passed throughout the curing period. The 



smoke does not come in contact with the tobacco, and the 



Photo takkn by Mr. I. B. Die M\jfMr>AK. 



Cases containing bales of superior grades of Turkish tobacco, which are 

 ready for shipment. The American Tobacco Company's buildings, Cavalla, 



Macedonia. 



curing is completed in less than a week's time. One of 

 the principal factors controlling the value of the leaf 

 cured by this method is the colour, and the two prime 

 conditions for success are the right kind of the soil and 

 the proper control of the curing. The colour most 

 desired is a characteristic bright lemon-yellow. 



In the flue-curing method, just as in the air-curing 



